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FDA rules TODAY that ingredient in Benadryl and Sudafed from pharmacy shelves don't work
Daily Mail ^ | September 12, 2023 | Cassidy Morrison

Posted on 09/12/2023 10:15:56 AM PDT by Dahoser

A Food and Drug Administration panel today unanimously ruled that a medicine used by millions for a stuffy nose does not work.

Phenylephrine is the most common active compound in over-the-counter drugs like Benadryl Allergy Plus Congestion, Sudafed PE, and Tylenol Cold and Flu Severe Day & Night.

But an FDA panel said after a two-day review that the oral decongestant ‘is not effective’ at standard or even high doses.

Their ruling is not binding but it strongly suggests that the agency could soon heed their advice and pull its approval, which would force companies to pull or reformulate their products.

The ingredient is protected under the FDA’s Generally Recognized as Safe and Effective (GRASE) designation, but a reversal of its approval could mean manufacturers including Bayer and Johnson and Johnson might need to reformulate.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: benadryl; bigpharma; cronycapitalism; fda; phenylephrine; sudafed; tylenol
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To: Myrddin
I found out the hard way that stopping it cold turkey wasn't pleasant.

That's why I stopped morphine the instant I could after more-or-less healing up from an exploded pancreas...

81 posted on 09/12/2023 12:01:19 PM PDT by null and void (I always love a good argument, even when you’re wrong };^P>)
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To: Melinda in TN
I've tried melatonin in various doses but it did nothing for me. I thought I had an allergic reaction to some new medication which caused extreme itching on my back and torso so my niece suggested I try the Benadryl. The itching would subside somewhat at night but it really helped me stay asleep longer.

I still have the itching after switching medications so it wasn't an allergic reaction.

82 posted on 09/12/2023 12:13:55 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Jeff Chandler
"You would think a headline writer for an English publication would be skilled in English grammar."
Daily Mail is about the only one I read. I sometimes suspect they put a booboo in the headlines to attract comments and give their readers a smug sense of superiority. There's a quote about that from some long-ago writer, I forget who (maybe Mencken).
83 posted on 09/12/2023 12:27:34 PM PDT by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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To: Dahoser

And Freon is the enemy of the planet

I remember this givernment scam.

Vilify something that works so another thing can be introduced...


84 posted on 09/12/2023 12:34:20 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Getready
decrease urine flow with prostatic hypertrophy

I had a boss in 1993 who amused me with his medication dilemma. He said, "I can breathe or I can pee". Tough choice.

85 posted on 09/12/2023 12:34:29 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Dahoser

bullshit headline: Benadryl itself is nothing more and nothing less than branded Diphenhydramine, an antihistamine.

apparently Benadryl Allergy Plus Congestion contains Diphenhydramine AND Phenylephrine ...


86 posted on 09/12/2023 12:36:23 PM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: Dahoser

In other news, the FDA says that water no longer reason for “wetness”.


87 posted on 09/12/2023 12:38:13 PM PDT by TexGuy (If it has the slimmest of chances of being considered sarcasm ... IT IS!)
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To: Hot Tabasco
Itching, watery eyes have been a problem for me. Benedryl fixed the watery eyes. Freshly laundered sheets and blankets (clean of dog fur) resolved the itching.
88 posted on 09/12/2023 12:42:50 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Dahoser

Benadryl works on food allergies, insect bite allergies, sinus. Let the people decide.


89 posted on 09/12/2023 12:55:14 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose GOD is the LORD. (Psalm 33:12))
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To: Jeff Chandler

Have you ever read the Daily Mail? Grammar is not a concern of theirs!


90 posted on 09/12/2023 1:10:30 PM PDT by vpintheak (There is no Trans. There is only mentally ill)
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To: Dahoser

This is anti-science misinformation.


91 posted on 09/12/2023 1:44:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Myrddin
Freshly laundered sheets and blankets (clean of dog fur) resolved the itching.

Tried that and even switched laundry detergents and shower soaps. No relief.

92 posted on 09/12/2023 1:44:42 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Republican in occupied CA
The FDA should be outsourced to Consumer Reports.

Agree with the first part ... but not to Ralph Nader's merry band of leftist idiots.

93 posted on 09/12/2023 1:51:42 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: null and void

They’re scared to death of us. Stare at goats, anyone? My bible says something about us agreeing...! God laughs at them.


95 posted on 09/12/2023 2:17:26 PM PDT by pops88 ( Helping usher the glory of God into Las Vegas)
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To: pops88

Good. They should be.


96 posted on 09/12/2023 2:21:31 PM PDT by null and void (I always love a good argument, even when you’re wrong };^P>)
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To: farmguy

Sudafed PE is the placebo version.

Plain Sudafed still has pseudoephedrine — depending on your state you often have to ask to get it since it may be kept behind the counter.


97 posted on 09/12/2023 3:13:03 PM PDT by 13foxtrot
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To: Dahoser

Wait. My bottle of Benadryl says the active ingredient is diphenhydramine, not phenylephrine.


98 posted on 09/12/2023 3:21:03 PM PDT by grumpa
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To: 13foxtrot; All

Yep, “Sudafed PE” (phenylephrine) is the OTC replacement for regular Sudafed (Pseudoephedrine)...doesn’t work in my experience, I go for the real thing, but thanks to Meth Heads you have to show ID to buy the real thing (Pseudoephedrine).


99 posted on 09/12/2023 3:28:18 PM PDT by Drago
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To: Dahoser

So it was the placebo effect all along....


100 posted on 09/12/2023 3:41:57 PM PDT by funwithfood
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